A. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council in adopting this title to provide a convenient compilation of the rules and regulations governing and controlling the movement of motor vehicles and traffic in Chula Vista. These rules and regulations are further intended to supplement the regulations contained in the Vehicle Code of the state of California in those instances where the subject matter is not covered by state traffic laws, and to adopt local regulations where express power is granted to local authorities to control particular subject matter. It is the purpose of this title to provide standards and guidelines for the administration of motor vehicles and traffic regulations for those departments charged with such responsibility in the City. Certain definitions and regulations contained herein incorporate the exact language of the Vehicle Code of the state of California and should be cited with reference to the code sections of the Vehicle Code as indicated. If any definitions or regulations are not contained herein, or if definitions or regulations contained herein are inconsistent with the Vehicle Code, such definitions or regulations as found in the Vehicle Code as it exists or as it may be amended shall apply.

B. It is further the purpose and intent of the City Council by enacting Ordinance 2670, which amends CVMC Title 10 to delegate to the City Engineer the responsibility and authority to adopt and promulgate traffic and parking control measures pursuant to the standards promulgated by the California Vehicle Code and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Traffic Manual, with the concurrence of the Traffic Safety Commission, that such enactment and process constitute the enactment of an ordinance or resolution when required by the language of certain sections within Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code, through which traffic and parking control is to be exercised and effected within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Chula Vista.

C. It is further the intent of the City Council, and it is hereby so authorized, that the City Engineer, upon the concurrence of the Traffic Safety Commission pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030, shall have the power and authority to adopt, amend, alter or modify any regulation, as defined by CVMC 10.08.195, which creates or establishes a traffic or parking control measure. Where a traffic or parking control measure has been previously adopted by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, that regulation may be hereafter modified or abrogated by the City Engineer pursuant to the process outlined in CVMC 10.04.030. (Ord. 3539 § 1(S), 2022; Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.2).